Members of The U.S. Conference of Mayors penned a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday, urging him to support more funding for the Community Development Block Grant program.

More than 30,000 mayors across the country are members of the non-partisan group, which aids in creating national, urban and suburban policy.

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"CDBG is one of the most effective federal programs for growing local economies and for providing a lifeline to families and communities with proven results," the letter said. "Since...2005, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has collected accomplishment data for the CDBG program...It has provided funds in every state, including housing investments, public infrastructure improvements, and economic development, while also providing public services, including services for seniors, youth, the disabled, and employment training."

The program's budget has taken "a share of deep cuts" in recent years - nearly $1.4 billion since 2001. The CDBG helps low- and moderate-income people and families in more than 1,200 cities, states, counties and rural areas.

Dozens of mayors from cities across the U.S. signed support for the proposal.

"While we understand the difficult fiscal decisions you must make in Washington, weappreciate your consideration of this important request and strongly urge you to support at least $3.3 billion for the CDBG program," the letter stated.